February 10, 2014, 6:44AM

Part of Bylsma still feels like the 9-year-old kid watching the "Miracle on Ice" in 1980 and dreaming of winning Stanley Cups and Olympic gold medals, instead of actually being in the middle of it. Full story »

September 27, 2009, 10:28AM

As the Pittsburgh Penguins' press discusses whether a possible Stanley Cup repeat is in the cards, it appears that captain Sidney Crosby won't play against the Detroit Red Wings this afternoon (5 PM, Fox Sports Detroit/FSN Plus if there's a conflict with the Tigers game) as he's trying to shake off a persistent groin injury. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Shelly Anderson... Full story »

September 26, 2009, 5:31PM

Red Wings fans who want to see Sidney Crosby skate in Sunday's exhibition game against the Detroit Red Wings will be sorely disappointed. PittsburghPenguins.com's Sam Kasan reports that Crosby has a groin injury which Penguins coach Dan Bylsma doesn't want to push for an exhibition game: September 26, PittsburghPenguins.com: Got an update on Crosby's injury from head coach Dan Bylsma.... Full story »

August 12, 2009, 10:10PM

In the Red Wings-related odds and ends category for this relatively busy Wednesday, the New York Times has posted lists of the Russian and U.S. pre-Olympic rosters, which include Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk and defenseman Brian Rafalski, respectively; RedWingsCentral has very quietly assembled rosters for three of the eight teams participating in this September's prospect tournament, with the Atlanta... Full story »

August 11, 2009, 6:06PM

The Stanley Cup visited Grand Haven, Michigan on Tuesday via Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma, who spoke to the Grand Rapids Press's Michael Zuidema about sharing the Cup with his hometown: August 11, Grand Rapids Press: "My hockey life is here, and my hockey life is with a lot of these people," Bylsma said. "Part of winning it is sharing... Full story »

August 05, 2009, 8:38AM

This morning's batch of Red Wings-related odds and ends include a reminder about a Michigan Stanley Cup visit, a Swedish video, and a few non-Wings topics of note. The Grand Haven Tribune notes that Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma's Stanley Cup visit will take place on August 11th: Full story »

July 31, 2009, 12:30PM

Grand Haven, MI native Dan Bylsma spoke to the Grand Rapids Press's Michael Zuidema about his "whirlwind" summer experiences after his Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup this past June: July 31, Grand Rapids Press: "It feels like I'm relaxing and getting back to who I am and what I've done my whole life,... Full story »

July 16, 2009, 2:15PM

The Grand Rapids Press reports that Grand Haven, MI native and Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma will be feted by his hometown on August 1st... July 15, Grand Rapids Press: Dan Bylsma is having a parade-filled summer. The Grand Haven native will be a special guest of honor during the Coast Guard Festival's Grand Parade on Aug. 1. Bylsma already... Full story »

June 23, 2009, 6:27PM

Pretty cool: June 23, DetroitRedWings.com: The architect of the Red Wings, Ken Holland was named the NHL general manager of the year, for his work in very nearly leading Detroit to back-to-back championships, as awarded by The Hockey News. Holland continued to show incredible acumen in his position, signing franchise cornerstone Henrik Zetterberg and power forward Johan Franzen to long-term,... Full story »

June 22, 2009, 6:00PM

As the New York Times' Stu Hackel notes, the NHL doesn't really enter "off-season" mode until the middle of July. This week in particular includes a host of activities and announcements: June 22, New York Times: Tomorrow, the Hockey Hall of Fame will name its latest group of inductees, and those newly eligible include the former Ranger Brian Leetch, along... Full story »

June 18, 2009, 7:17PM

San Jose Sharks coach Todd McLellan, who finds himself in the running for the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's best coach, believes that his former employer should receive the nod instead, as he told the Mercury News's David Pollak: June 18, Mercury News: "For me, the coaches of the year should be Mike Babcock and Danny Bylsma," McLellan said.... Full story »

June 16, 2009, 4:25PM

The controversy surrounding Sidney Crosby's snub of Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom in the post-Game 7 handshake line has reached the Los Angeles Times and New York Times (whose Ken Plutnicki kindly gave me a plug), and Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma spoke to the Grand Haven Tribune's Matt DeYoung about the situation: June 16, Grand Haven Tribune: "I know... Full story »

June 16, 2009, 4:19PM

The New York Times' Jeff Z. Klein took note of referee Bill McCreary's comments made about the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins' play during the Stanley Cup Finals, as made to The Fan 590's Howard Berger: June 16, New York Times: Both teams in this year's Stanley Cup final played so skillfully and cleanly that the referees "didn't have... Full story »

June 15, 2009, 6:44PM

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Seth Rorabaugh reports that the Pittsburgh Penguins deferred making comments about Marian Hossa, but coach Dan Bylsma had this to say about the Red Wings' hometown: June 15, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/Empty Netters blog: Dan Bylsma might've had the line of the parade when he said, "City of Champions sounds a lot better than Hockeytown." Full story »

June 15, 2009, 7:16AM

This morning's Red Wings-related odds and ends include a story from WXYZ about a long-tenured Joe Louis Arena usher from before Game 7, the laments heard from Dan Cleary's hometown of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland after the Wings lost, a note that Wings goaltending prospect Jimmy Howard was named the 80th-best athlete in the history of Ogdensburg, New York, a note... Full story »

June 15, 2009, 5:09AM

The Pittsburgh Penguins showed off the Stanley Cup at PNC park Sunday, where the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Detroit Tigers by a 6-3 tally...And the Pens' press both followed the Pens' movements--they cleaned out their lockers on Sunday--and weighed in on Pittsburgh's future. Here's a summary of their stories as they related to the Penguins' series against the Detroit Red... Full story »

June 14, 2009, 4:38AM

The Detroit Red Wings' loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins drew snubs from the usual gang of loudmouths...Except for one. Jim Kelley made sure to predict Marian Hossa's demise as a Red Wing on Thursday: June 11, Sports Illustrated: Now, if the Detroit Red Wings fail to win the Stanley Cup, we'll be going on that field trip to watch how... Full story »

June 13, 2009, 12:59AM

The Pittsburgh Penguins held press conferences after their 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Here are the transcripts thereof, starting with coach Dan Bylsma: June 12, NHLMedia.com: Q. When you took over this team struggling to make the playoffs, could you have imagined something like this? And second, why do you... Full story »

June 12, 2009, 3:16PM

The NHL's website and the Pittsburgh Penguins' website posted oodles of videos from the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins' press conferences and media scrums ahead of Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals: The Penguins' website posted a 5:47 clip of Sidney Crosby's game-day presser... Full story »